Document Accessibility Production Lead – PDF, Microsoft Office, OCR

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Direct the document remediation efforts across various university departments.

• Organize the remediation of PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel files, and scanned materials.

• Oversee the daily allocation of workloads, turnaround times, staffing, and the quality of production.

• Supervise OCR processes, document tagging, reading sequences, tables, alternative text, and the creation of accessible forms.

• Develop and implement consistent remediation practices and quality checkpoints.

• Collaborate with accessibility QA specialists to address and rectify deficiencies.

• Track document throughput, first-pass acceptance rates, and rework statistics.

• Assist with urgent remediation requests and manage high-volume academic workloads.

• Keep updated production and capacity reports.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in document remediation or accessibility production is preferred.

• Proven experience in supervising document remediation specialists or similar production teams.

• Practical expertise with Adobe Acrobat Pro and tools for PDF remediation.

• Familiarity with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OCR processes.

• Understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA, PDF/UA, and Section 508 standards.

• Proven ability to manage document production timelines and quality expectations.

• Experience within higher education, government, or similarly intricate document environments.

• Preferred experience in supporting large-scale document remediation projects within a university context.

• Background in academic documents, course materials, research publications, and administrative forms is preferred.

• IAAP Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) certification is preferred.

• DHS Trusted Tester certification is preferred.

• Familiarity with PAC, CommonLook, and other related remediation and validation tools is preferred.

• Knowledge of secure processing for FERPA or PHI-related documents is preferred.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder; other visa types are not accepted.

• Engagement as a 1099 contractor or corp-to-corp arrangement; this position is not available as a W2 role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.